Germe, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 22097)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 179–180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 179–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22097. Obverse: Draped male bust of the personification of the Roman Senate, right. Reverse: Nude Heracles standing facing, head left, resting right hand on club set on ground, holding lion skin in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
21.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.9 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City (pseudo-autonomous)
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Draped male bust of the personification of the Roman Senate, right.
Reverse type
Nude Heracles standing facing, head left, resting right hand on club set on ground, holding lion skin in left arm.
Obverse legend
ΙЄΡΑ ϹVΝΚΛΗ
Reverse legend
ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22097
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22097

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 382-384
  • external concordance

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